Orientation

We offer our main orientation for new students once a year before the start of the fall term. We offer a truncated spring program for graduate students beginning their first academic year in the spring term. 

Welcome to Pitt Public Health! We are excited to welcome you to your first term during our upcoming New Student Orientation. 

Summer 2024 Events for New Students

Undergraduate Students

New students to the University of Pittsburgh (both first-year and transfer students) will follow the University's Welcome Week schedule August 19-25, 2024. The required academic session with the School of Public Health will be on Friday, August 23. 

Welcome Week information will be sent to your Pitt email in July. 

Read more about University Orientation

Graduate Students 

There will be three orientations for graduate students held between August 19-23: University, school, and department/program level. 

University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Orientation
Tuesday, August 20 
More details on University-wide Orientation for graduate students.

School of Public Health Graduate Student Orientation
Wednesday, August 21
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., University Club/Public Health Building 

9 a.m.- noon - School of Public Health Presentations - Ballroom B

Noon-1 p.m. - Lunch provided by the school

12:30-2:30 p.m. - Resource Fair - Ballroom A
 

Resource Fair Participants

Allegheny County Health Department

Bridging the Gaps

Campus Recreation

Center for Health Equity

Community-Based Participatory Research and Practice (Certificate Program)

Department of Mobility (Parking and Transportation)

Doctoral Student Organization

Evaluation of Public Health Programs (Certificate Program)

Global Health (Certificate Program)

Global Links

Graduate and Professional Student Government

Health Equity (Certificate Program)

Health Services Library System

Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center

Office of Academic Career Development

Office of International Services

Office of Off-Campus Living

Pitt Public Health Graduate Student Government Association

Pitt Police

PittServes

Pitt Sustainability

POGOH (Bike Share Pittsburgh)

Project Rural India Social and Health Improvement

Public Health Genetics (Certificate Program)

STI/HIV Program - Allegheny County Health Department

Street Medicine

Student Emergency Medical Services

Student Health Services

University Counseling Center

UPMC Health Plan

3 - 5 p.m. - Student Social - Public Health Building, Commons (first floor)

Register today!

Department/Program Orientation

Days/times vary by department and will be added here as details are available. Contact your department student services staff for more information. 

Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

Monday, August 19
10 a.m.-noon
Room A719

Contact Paul Markgraf with questions. 

Biostatistics

Thursday, August 22
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
Room A719

Contact Helen Chen with questions. 

Environmental and Occupational Health

Monday, August 19
Noon-1 p.m.
Room 4140

Contact Bryanna Snyder with questions. 

Epidemiology

Thursday, August 22
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Room A115 

Health Policy and Management

For master's students only

Monday, August 19
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Room G23 

Tuesday, August 20
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
MPH: Room A215
MHA: Room A216

Contact Jessica Dornin with questions. 

Human Genetics

Thursday, August 22

Department-wide informational session
12:30-2 p.m., G23 Public Health

Reception
2-4 p.m., Public Health Commons

Friday, August 23

MS in Genetic Counseling Program
9 a.m.-1 p.m., 3121C

PhD and MS in Human Genetics Programs
2-3:30 p.m., 1155 Public Health

MPH in Public Health Genetics Program
2-4 p.m., 3121C

Monday, August 26

MS in Genome Bioinformatics Program
11 a.m.-noon, 3128

Contact Noel Harrie with questions. 

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

Friday, August 23
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Second floor, Public Health

Contact Erin Schuetz with questions. 

Multidisciplinary Master of Public Health

Thursday, August 22
1:30-3:30 p.m. 
1155 Public Health

Contact Renee Valenti with questions. 

Learn about other graduate student orientation events, such as International Student Orientation, New Teaching Assistant Orientation, and a Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Students Resource Fair from the Office of the Provost.